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Article: ENCYCLOPEDIA: A DINOSAUR ON THE BOOKSHELF OR AN IMPORTANT LEARNING TOOL.(Perspective)(Bibliography)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- February 1, 1987
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Byline: Richard Matturro
Twenty years ago conscientious parents interested in their children's education used to agonize over whether to buy a set of encyclopedias for their home. The decision was difficult because encyclopedias represented an investment of several hundred dollars, and in those days, several hundred dollars was still a lot of money.
That dilemma, though, has largely been superseded today by the question of whether to buy the children a home computer, an investment that can run into several thousand dollars. And yet, the encyclopedias still exit, like the new World Book, published nearly every year since 1917. And surprisingly enough the ...